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Friday, December 31, 2021

Did you know that Madden was the first sportscaster to have worked for all of the "Big Four" U.S. broadcast television networks?

Did you know that Madden was an American football coach and sportscaster?

Did you know that Madden was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons from (1969–1978)?

Did you know that John Madden guided the Raiders to win a championship in Super Bowl XI  in (1977)?

Did you know that after Madden retired from coaching, he served as a color commentator for NFL telecasts until 2009?

Did you know that John Madden won 16 Sports Emmy Awards?

Did you know that from 1988, he lent his name, expertise, and color commentary to the John Madden Football (later Madden NFL) video game series?

Did you know that Madden was born on April 10, 1936, and died on December 28, 2021?

Did you know that John Madden never had a losing season as a coach, and his overall win percentage is second in NFL history?

Did you know that Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006?


Did you know that Madden was inducted as a broadcaster on all four of the major American television networks: CBS (1979–1993), Fox (1994–2001), ABC (2002–2005), and NBC (2006–2008)? 


Did you know that Madden was the first sportscaster to have worked for all of the "Big Four" U.S. broadcast television networks?

 Did you know that Madden had a 476-weekend streak of consecutive broadcast appearances? 


Did you know that when Madden, he traveled by bus?

Did you know that Madden called his final game which was Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers?


Did you know that Madden announced his official retirement from the broadcasting booth on April 16, 2009?

 Did you know that Chris Collinsworth succeeded?

 Did you know that John Earl Madden died he was 85?

Did you know that Madden was April 10, 1936 – December 28, 2021)






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Sunday, December 26, 2021

Did you know that On 16 October 1984, the then Bishop Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

Did you know that Desmond Mpilo Tutu died he was 90?

Did you know that Tutu was born on 7 October 1931 till his death on


26 December 2021?

Did you know that Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist?

Did you know that Tutu was the first black African to


hold the position
 of Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986?

Did you know that Tutu was the first black African to hold the position of Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996?

Did you know that Tutu Theologically sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology?

Did you know that Tutu gained many international awards and honorary degrees, particularly in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and United States?

 Did you know that by 2003, Tutu had approximately 100 honorary degrees?

Did you know that Tutu was the first person to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Ruhr University of West Germany?


Did you know that Tutu was only the third person to whom
 Columbia University in the U.S. agreed to award an honorary doctorate off-campus to?

Did you know that Many schools and scholarships were named after Tutu?

Did you know that in 2000 the Munsieville Library in Klerksdorp was renamed the Desmond Tutu Library?

Did you know that at Fort Hare University, the Desmond Tutu School of Theology was launched in 2002?

Did you know that On 16 October 1984, the then Bishop Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

Did you know that the Nobel Committee cited his "role as a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa?

Did you know that in 2013 Tutu received the £1.1m ($1.6m) Templeton Prize for "his life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness"?




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Did you know that Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was recognized as the "Founder of Chicago?


Did you know that Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois?

Did you know that Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was recognized as the "Founder of Chicago

Did you know that Baptiste was of African descent?

Did you know that a school, museum, harbor, park, bridge, and road have been named in his honor?

 The site where he settled near the mouth of the Chicago River around the 1780s is identified as a National Historic Landmark, now located in Pioneer Court.

Did you know that Baptiste was not officially recognized as the city founder until 1968?




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Friday, December 17, 2021

Did you know that 2,200 people die from alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year?



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poisoning each day in the US?

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Did you know that 76% of alcohol poisoning deaths are


among adults ages 35 to 64?

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Did you know that 76% of those who die from alcohol poisoning are men?


Did you know that most alcohol poisoning deaths are among non- Hispanic whites?

Did you know that 2,200 people die from alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year?



Did you know that most people who die from alcohol poisoning are men?


Did you know that most alcohol poisoning deaths are among non- Hispanic whites?


Did you know that Alaska has the most alcohol poisoning deaths per million people, while Alabama has the least?


Did you know that alcohol dependence (alcoholism) was identified as a factor in 30% of alcohol poisoning deaths.


Did you know that binge drinking can lead to death from alcohol poisoning?



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Saturday, December 11, 2021

Did you know that Shark Tank has won the the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program four times (2014–2017)?

 Did you know that Shark Tank is an American business reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on ABC?

Did you know that Shark Tank was modeled after Dragons' Den, which originated in Japan as Money Tigers in 2001?

Did you know that Shark Tank shows entrepreneurs making business presentations to a panel of five investors or "sharks," who decide whether to invest in their company?

Did you know that an entire season of 22 episodes is produced in a pair of two-week "pods,"


each June and September?

 Did you know that the sharks see as many as 10 pitches in each 10-hour taping day, starting at 9 a.m?  

Did you know that Shark Tank has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program four times (2014–2017)?


Did you know that Shark Tank receives 35,000 to 40,000 applicants each season, some of whom are reapplying after earlier rejections?

Did you know that four-episode appear on each Shark Tank?  

Did you know that Barbara Corcoran, net worth is  $100 million?

Did you know that Lori Greiner, net worth is $150 million?

Did you know that Robert Herjavec,  net worth is $200 million?

Did you know that Daymond John,  net worth is $350 million?

Did you know that Kevin O'Leary,  net worth is $400 million?

Did you know that Mark Cuban,  net worth is $4.5 billion?


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Friday, December 10, 2021

Did you know that Shaq bought a minority stake of the Sacramento Kings basketball team in 2013?


Did you know that Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal was born on March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey?

Did you know that Shaquille is a four-time NBA champion and 15-time NBA All-Star?

Did you know that Shaq wears a size-22 shoes?

Did you know that Shaq had a 19-year NBA career that featured three NBA Finals MVP awards, a league MVP in 2000?

Did you know that Shaq was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic?

Did you know that Shaq won in 1993 NBA Rookie of the Year trophy?

Did you know that Shaq in 1996, signed a massive seven-year, $121 million contract to join the Los Angeles Lakers?

Did you know that “The Diesel” won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the United States national team?


Did you know that after Shaq was named the league’s MVP in 2000 he also won three-straight NBA Championships and three-straight Finals MVP awards?

Did you know that Shaq  signed a massive five-year, $100 million deal when he join ed the Miami Heat?

Did you know that Shaq won his fourth NBA title with Dwyane Wade?

 Did you know that after Shaq signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics and took home another $62 million?

Did you know that Shaq bought a minority stake of the Sacramento Kings basketball team in 2013?

Did you know that Shaq bought pre-IPO Google Stock valued at $85 per share, which are now over $700 a piece? 

Did you know that Shaq received a Doctorate of Education in Human Resource Development from Barry University?                      ; Did you know that Shaq was sworn in as a sheriff’s deputy in Jonesboro, Georgia?

Did you know that Shaquille O’Neal’s 1993, he released a CIAA certified platinum rap album titled Shaq Diesel?

 Did you know that O’Neal also makes his annual TV salary as a member of TNT’s Inside the NBA’s hilarious crew of Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith, and host Ernie Johnson?ou know that Shaquille O’Neal’s net worth is estimated around $400 million?href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2ZocWuPUGM8EbkeHAyNeSEhEBma_s1a-PoaV6iz9nOxLsd4vIywdw48YZVyRm_HDCU2GjvcBGe8UxfVf39UhhUgH0eIKsomhfvxgf9e9FtS-ppiT-YxIVt6Y7d7ww5gVqTBTHtguFfw/s1600/man-pointing.j

Did you know that In 2019, Paul Westphal was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame?

Did you know Paul Douglas Westphal died on January 2, 2021from brain cancer was 70?

Did you know that Westphal was an American basketball player, head coach, and commentator?

Did you know that Westphal played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1984?


Did you know that Westphal won an NBA championship playing the guard position with the Boston Celtics in 1974?

 Did you know that Westphal played in the NBA Finals with the Phoenix Suns in 1976?

 Did you know that Westphal coached the Suns to the NBA Finals in 1993?

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id you know that in 2019, Westphal was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame?

Did you know that Westphal was diagnosed with brain cancer on August 2020?




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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Did you know that Duston Diamond died from stage 4 lung cancer?

Did you know that Dustin Diamond, best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers on the original Saved by the Bell series, died on Feb. 1 he was 44 years old?


Did you know that Duston Diamond died from stage 4 lung cancer?

Did you know that Diamond played Screech for the entire four-season run of Saved by the Bell?

Did you know that Diamond after his work on saved by


the Bell
sitcom, he became a reality TV fixture, appearing on Celebrity Fit ClubCelebrity Big Brotherand Celebrity Boxing 2?


Did you know that Diamond also returned as Screech for the spin-off series 
Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Saved by the Bell: The College Years?

Did you know that Diamond help write the 2009 memoir Behind the Bell about his time on the show, though he did not reprise his role in the recent Peacock revival?

Did you know that Diamond was later plagued with legal troubles, serving four months in jail in 2015 due to a stabbing incident, and returned to jail the following year for violating parole?




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